This novel is a great example of a mixture of romanticism and naturalism. Although it is at times over-dramatic, the social injustice that Matto de Turner shows is a good historical analysis of Peru in the 19th century. The characters seem to be portrayed more as collective ideals or stereotypes, but the message is still shown that the people with power abused their stations. A must read for people interested in the history of Peru or even of social injustice in South America. Reading it in its original spanish is usually the best to get the full meaning, but it is a pretty rare book to find, so the english version is still very good.

This woman dared to tell the story of the exploitation of the Quechua people in Peru. She shows through her romance how, the state - in the hands of the hispanic -, the church and the law were united in the colonization of Peru, exploiting the native populations as much as they could, keeping the descendents of the Inca empire either captive or as slave workers. Well a surprising fact, is that this woman wrote the book around 1889 (when it was first published) a time, when a woman writter was not seen with good eyes. She was excommunicated by the bishop and The book was - of course - burnt and remain almost unknown till the late 60's when it was reedicted.

I am a big fan of sciencefiction-writer E C Tubb and this is the first "Fantasy" novel by him that I have read. Its a good action adventure novel but a big part of it is taken directly from an earlier novel by the same author. Tubb used the pen-name Gregory Kern in the 70s for a serie of very good sciencefiction books, the Cap Kennedy series. "Planet of dread" (DAW 1974)has an almost identical plot as this "Death Gods doom". Both books are good but maybe the author has run

out of ideas?

I bought this book and Ron Turner did not co-author it. He only did the cover art. Inside, on the back of the Title page, it says, "DEATH GOD'S DOOM, copyright (c) 1999 by E.C.Tubb.", "Cover art by Ron Turner", "Frontis by Jim Cawthorn.", "All Rights reserved.", "A COSMOS BOOK", "First Edition: March 1999". Then it goes on to the ISBN and Library of Congress numbers, and then COSMOS contact info... I bought this book because I loved the Dumarest books and I have been wondering where this Author has been since "Symbol of Terra"... If I knew a pseudonym I would read them all... Tubb, as always, writes beautifully. His work is almost poetic. Full of rich, and I really mean RICH, imagery. His characters are so well fleshed out that you can believe in them immeadiately and never get let down. Brilliant!

Interesting anthology of Lovecraft-derived and Lovecraft-inspired works. The book is divided into three sections:

1) "Lovecraft Country" includes stories most strongly connected to Lovecraft or his mythos, featuring "Her Misbegotten Son," a rather good sort-of-sequel to Lovecraft's "Dreams in the Witch-House"; "Daoine Domhain," an excellent story also available in SHADOWS OVER INNSMOUTH; and "To Mars and Providence," an interesting Lovecraftian take on the War of the Worlds originally in WAR OF THE WORLDS: GLOBAL DISPATCHES.

2) "Eldritch Influences" is the largest section of the book, including stories that allude to rather than feature the Cthulhu Mythos- the stories in this section are mainly reprints, yet some of my personal favorites, including "The Land of the Reflected Ones" by Nancy A. Collins, the nightmarish "Crouch End" by Stephen King, the cosmic "The Turret" by Richard Lupoff, "The Giant Rat of Sumatra" (a Sherlock Holmes story with Mythos aspects) by Paula Volsky, and "Black as the Pit, from Pole to Pole" featuring a certain Mrs. Shelley's famous monster.

3) The last section, "Cosmic Realms," contains stories only thematically related to Lovecraft's concepts of cosmic horror; I particularly enjoyed the creepy "Events at Poroth Farm" by T.E.D. Klein and the intriguing "A Bit of the Dark World" by Fritz Leiber.

Those I have mentioned above are my favorites, but I can say I liked every story in this anthology to some degree. Wold-Newton fans may get a kick out of "To Mars," "Giant Rat" and "Black as the Pit," Mythos fans should enjoy most of the other stories, and anyone with a taste for fine horror should find this a good read.

Fans of Lovecraft will have a good time with this book. It's par for the course as these sorts of collections go, nothing groundbreaking, but a nice way to spend a weekend. I found only maybe 1 or 2 stories not worth the trouble, and for the most part all the authors did a workmanlike job.

This book really captures the feeling of the times when pioneers thought moving westward would make them a profit. It helps the reader understand the trials and tribulations of moving westward. The killing of a colt to the grasshopper invasion real grips the reader. The charactes being approximately the age of a fifth or sixth grader really helps youngsters who read this book to make a personal connection. It also helps the reader understand the role of the father, mother, and children during the late 1800s. Furthermore, it shows them although slavery has ended, how many still felt the African American still had his place. From crossing the mighty Mississippi River, to going to the Dakota Terriotory, this book truly captures the time and events of an interesting period in American history.

Sam's father decides to take the family to Dakota Terrotory for a new life.But Sam hates the idea of leaving his friends,grandparents for a new life.The hard journey to Dakota Terrotory doesn't compare to the surprises that await Sam and his family.

I have been teaching myself guitar from various sources for about 9 months and this was the first book that actually got me to read music and not tab(there aren't any tabs to follow). There is also a good linear progression and enough theory used so as not to overwhelm the reader. Most of the songs in the book are familiar enough so that you know what they are supposed to sound like without the enclosed CD. The CD is still very helpful for all the exercises. I have since bought 3 more books in this series but have yet to finish them all.

I recently completed this manual and I have purchased the second in the series. I liked the idea of a short, lightweight and inexpensive manual that approaches guitar instruction systematically. I am learning the guitar using a few instructional manuals. This manual was the least "overwhelming".

This superb collection of Jozsef's poetry is a wonderful introduction to his work. This was also my introduction to his work, so I found Ozsvath's introductory biography and Turner's analysis of Jozsef's poetry quite welcome and insightful. Jozsef's poetry is lyrically balanced and a beautiful representation of the dark and light contained in one's inner self. His injection of politics and his personal life into the poems is masterful and captivating. Be sure to check out "With a Pure Heart", "Ode", and "Lay Your Hand" (those being among my favorites). Any reader interested in the effects of mental illness on an artist's work will find this collection fascinating and intense.

Do not believe the editorial review, the Bátki translations are lousy. I am a Hungarian and these are much closer to the originals. To be more precise, no translation comes close to the originals in his case... The Bátki ones are almost mirror translations with no rhyme at all. Maybe one should read them together? Anyway, for one book one should buy this. (Or learn Hungarian... provided one's interested in free word order and such delicacies.) And whether he committed suicide or not is still open to debate; latest research shows it might had been an accident.

For those who want their vegetable gardens to provide bountiful harvest as well as being aesthetically pleasing, the kitchen garden is the way to go. The addition of flowers and other non-vegetable plants add colour and dimension to a garden that would otherwise be fairly mundane and drab. As the book discusses, there are essentially two kitchen garden traditions: the English and the French (Potagers). Aside from the short discussion on these two variations, the book contains much that is familiar to any but the most novice gardener. The latter portion of the book is devoted to recommended varieties of vegetables for five basic growing regions of North America. While I always find such overviews interesting, in my opinion it diminishes the usefulness of the book.

In the words of a local newspaper, grass is out and vegetables are in - even in the urban yard. KITCHEN GARDENS are the most "in" of all gardens and this handy little book by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is a good place to start if you're thinking about growing your own vegetables at home. The book is small but loaded with information. Although some of the photographs show acreage not often found inside the city, many of the photos and suggestions are helpful for smaller patches. Topics such as optimizing space by rotating crops, sticking plants in unusual places (along the driveway), windowsill gardening, and the old standby container gardening are all discussed. You can dig up the back yard, the side yard, and the front yard and plant a mix of vegetables and flowers (which are often edible).

KG provides lists of plants you might grow, including a variety of tomatoes. My new nursery catalogues have arrived and one of them (White Flower Farm) offers a package of three of the tomato plants recommended by this book. Tomatoes aren't the only things you can grow, however. Beans, eggplants, carrots, and peppers can all be found in the kitchen garden. Okra, squash, and other vining plants can be escorted up trellises and over fences. You might grow greens and other plants that require good drainage in raised beds. Nothing like a bowl of fresh mesclun salad or a pot of steamed baby pac choi you just picked.

I like the book because it shows you how to get started with "environmentally friendly" kitchen gardening. The book is attractive to look at and pleasant to read, and it organizes many good ideas under one cover. This is a good buy for the beginner who might not want to invest a great deal of money in a bigger more expensive book but wants first-class information from the experts. About one-quarter of the book covers regional variations in kitchen gardening (about 6-7 pages per region). Given you probably live in one of the regions discussed, you should be able to use most of the book.

a fair representation of the life of turner. yes it was written by a relative, but that was a good thing in it's day. we who were not even alive then can in no way try to judge those who were,and who wrote about their times. the book gives a great feeling for how the people of northern virginia felt about asby and his leader, t.j.jackson. anyone who takes a trip to the valley even today, will find that the memory of asby has not passed from the minds of his people. for this we can be very thankfull, as it is with great pride that we remember his willingness to fight and die for his state and the memory of his brother, who was murdered by the vile damn yankees. this book gives you a real feeling about the life and times of the people and circumstances of the war as they remember it. any one who would like to hash this matter out, well i am always ready to hear you out. i may be contacted at kingpig58@ireland.com. thank you for the time to give my oppinion on this matter.

Dr. Thomas A. Ashby wrote this romantic and flattering biography of his famous relative in 1914. In the style of the time, the author tends to glorify his subject and ignore his faults. Turner Ashby was a brave man who led reckless calvary charges into the midst of the enemy. He was a man of honor and integrity who took offense to attempts to reduce organize his command. In death, he was the rallying point for women and veterans in the Shenendoah Valley. He is buried with his brother in the Stonewall Cemetary, Winchester, VA. His memory is still honored in that town.

This book is sweet and charming, but clearly reflects the time it was written (1922). The two heroines, Rose Elinor and Mary Lou, are brave and adventurous, and get to meet Thomas Jefferson and General Lafayette, but sometimes the writing is a little precious concerning Rose Elinor's maturation into a "proper little maid of Virginia." And the way that Curtis depicts the black slaves, particularly the old style of rendering dialect, and the general assumption that the slaves are simple-minded, is both distracting and offensive to modern eyes. However, young children may not notice that (it's not a major part of the book), and Mary Lou is an especially appealing heroine.

Rose Elinor Moore is an 11 year old girl living with her parents near Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781. Her cousin, Mary Lou, whose mother is dead and father is fighting in the war, comes to live with the Moores. The two girls have many adventures and witness the surrender at Yorktown.

When rating Shakespeare, I am comparing it to other Shakespeare. Otherwise, the consistent "5 Stars" wouldn't tell you much. So if you want to have this book rated as compared to the general selection of books in the world, it probably deserves five stars, certainly four. But as Shakespeare goes, in spite of being one of his best-known plays, it truly isn't one of the best.

Certainly, there are the bones of a fine plot here, but the play is very short and thus doesn't really give us the smooth development of plot and character that we usually see in Shakespeare. Nor, given how entirely unappealing the main character is, is it properly a tragedy when he dies; granted, one can consider it tragic that good King Duncan is killed, and Banquo as well, to say nothing of McDuff's family. But can a play in which the unequivocal "good guys" categorically win (and several of them even survive) be properly called a tragedy?

There are certain similarities between the plot (or at least, the theme) of this play and that of the novel "Crime and Punishment" by Dostoyevsky. If you liked that book, you may enjoy this play. If you like this play, you will probably enjoy that book (it is a much more in-depth character portrait). Granted, the issue of Kingship never comes into play in Dostoyevsky's work, but the concept of the effect a murder has on the murderer is there, and actually handled rather better.

Of course, being Shakespeare, there is much beautiful language to be found here, and as Shakepearean plays go, the language isn't too difficult for the modern reader; there are only a few places where the footnotes are absolutely essential to an understanding of what's been said. But truly, it is hard to really like this work, and while it can be interesting, it would have been better if it weren't so rushed.

a tragic story of death and betrail. A great play to watch, read, and perform. Read this play!